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  • J.S. v. Dep't of Human Serv.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-02
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Wojcik
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    Case Number: 19-1397

    Petition to expunge record of child abuse erroneously denied where ALJ did not cite substantial proof to find that injury to child "was more than the regrettable result of corporal punishment" based upon medical determinations outside ALJ's expertise. Order of the Bureau of Hearings and Appeals reversed.

  • Llaurado v. Garcia-Zapata

    Publication Date: 2019-11-25
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Colins
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    Case Number: 19-1389

    Husband appealed trial court's equitable distribution and other awards in dissolving a marriage and court found that trial court did not abuse its discretion in awarding alimony to wife, valuing the parties' assets and effectuating the equitable distribution of the marital property. Affirmed.

  • Johnson v. Johnson

    Publication Date: 2019-11-18
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Panella
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    Case Number: 19-1363

    Trial court properly denied father's petition seeking repayment from mother of credit he received for overpayment of support payments for adult daughter who was mentally ill because, at father's request, the support payments were made directly to daughter and daughter, not mother, was the obligee under Pa. R.C.P. §1910.19(g)(2). Affirmed.

  • Pankoe v. Pankoe

    Publication Date: 2019-11-11
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
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    Case Number: 19-1311

    Husband appealed the grant of divorce, asserting it was unconstitutional and hostile to his religious views and court found husband failed to meet his hefty burden of proving §3301(d) constitutionally infirm. Affirmed.

  • SBB v. JEB-S

    Publication Date: 2019-11-11
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge McCoy
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 19-1276

    The court was unable to properly ascertain and address mother's issues complained of on appeal in this custody matter, which was designated a children's fast track appeal, where she failed to file her concise statement of matters complained of on appeal simultaneously with her notice of appeal. The court recommended affirmance.

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  • In re: Adoption of TM

    Publication Date: 2019-11-04
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge McCoy
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    Case Number: 19-1274

    Mother failed to made an affirmative effort to perform her parental duties, so the court terminated her parental rights to allow stepmother to adopt the child.

  • McIntosh v. Locosa

    Publication Date: 2019-11-04
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Carbon County
    Judge: Judge Matika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 19-1280

    Plaintiff was not entitled to proceed with her appeal in this case involving the Protection from Abuse Act, because she failed to file her concise statement of issues on appeal. Furthermore, plaintiff did not establish the existence of abuse to support the issuance of an order under the act.

  • S.M.C. v. C.A.W.

    Publication Date: 2019-11-04
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
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    Case Number: 19-1307

    Trial court did not abuse its discretion in holding that it was in child's best interest for appellant to be liable for child support based on the doctrine of paternity by estoppel because appellant had a long-term in loco parentis relationship with child that began when child was an infant, he held himself out as the child's father for years, formed a close emotional bond with her and listed her as a dependent on his tax returns. Affirmed.

  • Getty v. Getty

    Publication Date: 2019-10-28
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
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    Case Number: 19-1262

    The trial court did not err in applying 23 Pa.C.S. §3501(c) of the divorce code to award wife a portion of husband's municipal employee retirement benefits as of the date of his retirement since the parties divorce proceeding was still pending when the new subsection (c) went into effect. The appellate court affirmed.

  • In the Interest of A.R.F.-H.

    Publication Date: 2019-10-21
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Fernandes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 19-1224

    The court did not err in changing the plan from reunification to adoption, and the termination of father's parental rights was amply supported by the evidence.